Louis Williams

The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor (First Award) to Captain of the Hold Louis Williams, United States Navy, for gallant and heroic conduct in jumping overboard from the U.S.S Lackawanna, 16 March 1883, at Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, and rescuing from drowning Thomas Moran, Landsman.

Action Date: March 16, 1883

Service: Navy

Rank: Captain of the Hold

Division: U.S.S. Lackawanna

The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor (Second Award) to Captain of the Hold Louis Williams, United States Navy, for gallant and heroic conduct while serving on board the U.S.S. Lackawanna. Captain of the Hold Williams rescued from drowning William Cruise, who had fallen overboard at Callao Peru, 13 June 1884.

General Orders: War Department, General Orders No. 326 (October 18, 1884)

Action Date: June 13, 1884

Service: Navy

Rank: Captain of the Hold

Division: U.S.S. Lackawanna

Sources and links

• Norwegian Wikipedia
• English Wikipedia
• Baptism, Garnison menighet, Oslo (there were at least 2 other Ludvig Andreas born in the same year in Norway, but according to familysearch, this is the only one in Oslo)